Stop Rushing And See

On Fridays I like to link up with the Gypsy Mama for her Five Minute Friday.  She gives us a one word prompt and we are to write on that word for only five minutes.  Well today I am cheating a little.  This is a post I actually started for a guest post I am doing soon.  But after seeing the word prompt for today and reading the post at Woman to Woman, I felt God telling me today was the day.




Shortly after learning that I was pregnant for the very first time, I decided to start a journal.  A journal that would someday, maybe when she married or had her first child, go to my baby.  I journaled about my excitement to welcome this little bundle into my life, then after she was born I continued to journal about her life and how much we loved her.

With each of the following children, I continued journaling to them in their own journal.  My goal was to write to each child two to four times a year.  I love writing to them, even though I just pray they can actually read my handwriting. {smiles}  These are journals that, until this moment, no one other than my husband knew existed.  I would like for my children to not know about them until I present them to each one on that special day.


The past few months I have been thinking about my journals and realized I hadn't written in awhile.  So just this week I decided to pull the journals down and write.  I was shocked and saddened to realize that it has been a little more than two years since I had written to my precious blessings.  Life moves on.  It moves so fast.  I let myself get so busy that I hadn't shared with my children all those precious things they do. I was too busy to write out verses and encouragement for them.  Too busy to share with them in way for them to always see in black and white how much I love them.


But, so busy with what?  We rushed through our days why?  My kids are growing up so fast.  I don't want to rush anymore.  I don't want to be busy with nothing anymore.  I don't want to put anything {other than God of course} above my family.  I want to enjoy my kids.  I want to really see them.  See their individuality, their passions, their strengths, their dreams.  


We used to sit down at night together and read a book, a chapter a night.  When was the last time I did that?  I don't even know.  We used to sing fun and silly songs together.  My favorite song that we sang to each other came from our favorite book, Love You Forever.  When was the last time we sang that song to each other?  I don't remember.  Yes, kids grow up.  Yes, interests change.  But that doesn't mean we quit being a family.  It doesn't mean we stop connecting and reaching out.


It is time to refocus.  Time to connect.  Time to place a high priority on my family.


Mandy, one of my lovely co-leaders of Woman is to Woman, is starting a series today for Family Fridays.  This series is taken from the book, Resolution for Women, which comes from the movie Courageous.  Please take the time to check out her post today and follow along each Friday.  I promise you will be blessed.  Click HERE.


Sweet Blessings~
 

Linking With:
Five Minute Friday
Faith Filled Friday